Hours After 50 Men Are Shot In Orlando Gay Club, Texas Governor Tweets ‘A Man Reaps What He Sows’

A Texas politician tweeted a homophobic message just hours after 50 people were murdered in a gay club in Orlando. In the deadliest gun massacre in US history, a suspected Islamic extremist held more than 100 people hostage before gunning them down.

As the country reels in response to the news, Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick – a fierce anti-LGBT campaigner – posted a picture of a psalm implying men are responsible for their own fate.

‘Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galations 6:7,’ the tweet read.

Patrick posted the tweet at 7am Central Time – two hours after the three-hour siege on Pulse nightclub came to an end.

His tweet has however sparked outrage.

‘Where is your compassion?’ one Twitter user hit back. Another said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself.’

Despite the backlash, Patrick’s social media team responded by posting the message again on his Facebook page at 10am.

Patrick’s website currently has a petition on the homepage urging visitors to join his campaign against transgender people being allowed to choose which bathroom to use.